Agile co-author Ron Jeffries publishes 'Resist AI', urging developers to push back
mborch · hn · 2026-09-11
Ron Jeffries, co-author of the Agile Manifesto, published a long-form essay titled "Resist 'AI'" urging developers to resist the current wave of AI-assisted coding. He questions the real value of LLM-generated code — its quality, maintainability, and whether developers genuinely understand what they ship — and argues programmers shouldn't be swept along by industry hype into forcing AI into every workflow. The piece has sparked debate on Hacker News about whether AI coding tools live up to their promises.
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